Ever notice how leftists routinely rally around people and things that the general public simply has no interest in, seemingly in the hope of forcing whatever that person or thing is to become popular? It might work for a short while – think Labubu, the ugly creatures that look like a cross between a monkey and bad dentistry that blew up for a minute last year – but reality has a funny way of insisting on itself and trends fade. 

The same thing happens in politics, as Hollywood leftists love elevating people who could easily sell out a Beverly Hills fundraiser for millions of dollars, but could easily walk unrecognized through a mall anywhere else in the world. 

Remember Wendy Davis? Most people don’t, but she was the flavor of the moment on the left in the middle of the last decade. Why? What did she accomplish? Nothing, actually, literally nothing. 

She “became famous” for filibustering for 11 hours – less than half a day was the best she could do? – a pro-life bill in the Texas Senate. The Democrat wore ugly gym shoes. MSNBC and leftist comedians tried to turn into something.

The “fame” she got from this meaningless gesture in a losing cause gifted her the Democrat nomination for governor in 2014. She has more appearances on lefty cable news shows than she ultimately got votes, losing to Greg Abbott by more than 20 points. 

The left literally threw everything they had at the wall to help her and she lost by three touchdowns with one missed extra point. 

Needless to say, the enthusiasm for Wendy Davis from........

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